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OddlyTrue News Stand — May 20

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Classic headline

Hospitals Are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors

Source: Classic headline (CJR 'Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim' collections)View clipping source

Headline 7 of 27 in the Hall of Fame rotation.

Weird history on May 20

1932 First ever
Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland to begin the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a female pilot, landing in Ireland the next day.
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1714 First ever
J. S. Bach led the first performance of his Pentecost cantata Erschallet, ihr Lieder at the chapel of Schloss Weimar.
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1609 First ever
Thomas Thorpe published the first copies of Shakespeare's sonnets, possibly without William Shakespeare's consent.
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Vintage clipping

Vintage clipping · 1900

The Salt Lake herald (Salt Lake City [Utah]), May 20, 1900

Page 17 · mentions "strange"

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Image and text from the Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers site.

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